Memorial Day Weekend means the start of summer for many, so it’s apropos that Hero Hill has placed an early entry in the campaign for Song of the Summer - Two Hours Traffic’s “Stuck For the Summer”. It’s a short and cheerful ditty to help you kick off your weekend.

Hypeful hopes that your Memorial Weekend is safe, fun, and that the only Two Hours Traffic you experience is through audio speakers!

MP3: Two Hours Traffic - Stuck For The Summer

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On the heels of yesterday’s “Icky Thump” video debut, Hypeful is very happy to present you with Part 5 of our ambitious 120-part series - BETTER KNOW AN ACL ARTIST! The fifth part of our installment is a look at The White Stripes - the Fightin’ Tri-Colors!!!

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Coming in all the way from Iceland at #4 in Hypeful’s ambitious 120-part series, BETTER KNOW AN ACL ARTIST, is Björk - the Fightin’ Swan Dress!!!

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Thanks to Chris for the heads up on this clip for Control: The Ian Curtis Film, about the life of the Joy Division frontman. The film is being directed by photographer/music video director Anton Corbijn and is based on Deborah Curtis’s book Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis & Joy Division.

Control recently won Best European Film at the Cannes Film Festival and Variety described the film as “somber, sad and compelling.” They also called it a “riveting, visually arresting portrait of a soul in torment.” Can’t wait to check it out.

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Since I got my grubby hands on a Wii in November, I’ve loved how the system’s accessibility results in a more social gaming experience. (Anyone can play - even my grandparents!)

So, naturally I was thrilled when I discovered that MSNBC.com has made a deal with U.S. cinemas to replace those annoying pre-movie ads with a giant, participatory game. The game is Newsbreaker, a simple break-out style game that rewards you for clearing lines by dropping real-time RSS news headlines. It sounds dry, but the gameplay is cool - a motion sensor in the theater allows the entire audience to control the paddle by swaying in unison from side to side.

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As a follow-up to our story about the unfortunate Dr. Martens ad campaign featuring rock icons in heaven, it seems that the responsible ad agency has thankfully been fired over the images.

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If Fleetwood Mac and Phil Collins time traveled to the year 2080, whenever they returned their first song would probably sound something like Yeasayer’s “2080″. After one listen of this track, I found myself immediately hitting repeat and feeling that early fall is too long to wait for this Brooklyn band’s debut album to be released. “2080″ is filled with the kind of harmonies and sing-along moments that feel like you’re lucid dreaming of being under the stars at the best outdoor dance party. I just wish I could wake up and hear Yeasayer’s entire album - they are definitely a band to watch!

MP3: Yeasayer - 2080

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Jack & Meg are coming back at you with their new album Icky Thump, slated to drop in June, and Hypeful is very fired up about it. The Stripes recently released the first single, the title track “Icky Thump”, and today they’re giving us the “caliente” video for the track. After Mikhail’s big boom on last night’s Lost finale and Meg’s role as a one-eyed prostitute in today’s new Stripes video, it may be time to declare that cyclops are having the best week ever!

Check out the awesome video/song and be extra careful if you’re playing with a BB gun!

MP3: The White Stripes - Icky Thump

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My apologies for the excessive Wilco attention in the past week. There’s just been a lot of Tweedy in the air and they’re the next band in Part 3 of Hypeful’s ambitious 120-part series - BETTER KNOW AN ACL ARTIST! The third part of our installment features Wilco - the Fightin’ Foxtrots!!!

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America has a new Idol and it’s dreamy Mikhail - the one-eyed, grenade-toting Russian! Bold choice, America…

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